Touching calm

If we can only touch the calm within ourselves For just a moment The world would surely change 1 mindful second at a time If we could see the kingdom of God That lives inside our hearts Happiness would liberate us Like a fly released from the confines of a thread-like woven web If we could change the world one heartfelt smile at a time We would only commit to kindness Like a bird takes to the air if we would transcend pain one breath at a time We could live without prejudice And allow ourselves to just exist the way we are If we would love an unlovable By feeling them with our hearts We would reap rewards unimaginable Lake bees busily collecting liberation of life-giving nectar If we would feed the poor From the abundance of our souls They would emerge from their cocoons And fly into the Sea of tranquility As a newlywed butterfly takes to the air Flapping flippantly to and fro With a newfound inner Glow